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[-] Dave@lemmy.nz 32 points 1 year ago

I get that, but I don't get the joke. Is the joke that after bows were invented, people started using them?

[-] JackbyDev@programming.dev 47 points 1 year ago

The joke is that the format of this is normally

  • Thing began in X
  • People in X - 1

So when you first see it you're like "haha, but wait that's a bow..." then you remember "ah yes, it's BC"

[-] Dave@lemmy.nz 42 points 1 year ago

Oh ok, so it's a play on an existing meme format. I'm not a memexpert so didn't understand the joke.

[-] Geriatrickid@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I've also never seen an original of the format this is from, glad I wasn't the only one confused

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